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BROWZ has provided contractor prequalification and contractor management solutions for the world’s leading organizations since 2001. Calculate your ROI by using calculations and safety multipliers based on actual results, benchmark studies, and industry data so that you can make an informed purchasing decision.

When considering how to best manage contractor qualification, it's useful to consider the most common issues business overlook. Download eBook to learn how to avoid these common pitfalls and minimize your risk.

Many organizations have spent resources on internal contractor safety and qualification programs or with third-party service providers only to be disappointed by mediocre compliance levels and compromised contractor relationships.
Ever wonder how your organization's contractor qualification program or vendor measures up?

It's a fact. Contractor safety performance improves over time when contractors and suppliers are measured and held accountable.
Ever wonder how your organization's contractors safety measures up? Are there safety risks in your supply chain?

When considering how to best manage contractor qualification, it's useful to consider the most common issues business overlook. Download the eBook to learn how to avoid these common pitfalls and minimize your risk. You'll also receive a helpful checklist of critical features to look for when evaluating the right solution for your organization.

When considering how to best manage contractor qualification, it's useful to consider the most common issues business overlook. Download this eBook to learn different ways to jumpstart your contractor qualification program. You'll also receive a helpful checklist of critical features to look for when evaluating the right solution for your organization.

A new research paper from the National Safety Council, Making the Case for Contractor Management: Examining the Safety Benefits of Third-Party Management, summarizes the results and efficacy of outsourced contractor management systems and dives into data supplied from BROWZ to examine the impact of contractor management programs.

Though it might seem cost-effective in the beginning, hiring the wrong contractors could turn out to be extremely expensive in the long run. Download our free white paper to learn about assessing the economic value of a contractor qualification and management solution including the business conditions and potential indirect and direct costs associated.

Download our white paper "What's the Role of Procurement in Creating a Culture of Safety?" for an in-depth look at how procurement can impact safety, along with the key issues with supply chain qualification and management.

Download our newest White Paper "Current Issues in Mining Compliance: Corporate Social Responsibility" and learn why CSR matters for the mining industry, what current CSR issues are significant in mining, and a basic framework to help guide implementation.

Suppliers are the lifeblood of many organizations. While the symbiotic relationship between companies and their suppliers drives operations, that mutual reliance also introduces business risk. Download White Paper.

Download this White Paper to learn the following: What are conflict minerals, what are the compliance requirements of Dodd-Frank, how are other industry leaders tackling the issue, and what can I do to prepare for any supply chain reporting requirements.

With growing focus on “internal salesmanship” and communication with C-level management, the skillsets of new procurement hires are also being diversified, with the intent of creating a next generation of procurement that feels comfortable both creating and communicating value. Ultimately, Canadian procurement is in a moment of adaption, forging it’s own path to expanded responsibility and influence at the C-level.

Legal liability, arising from activities of third parties at a worksite, is one of the most difficult risk exposures to address and properly manage. Unless contractors are prequalified, trained, and proper coordination of safety activities is ensured, a company can face civil penalties from
government safety agencies, tort liability arising from personal injury or wrongful death claims, and even criminal prosecution of company supervisors and upper management. In short, contractors may be the weakest link in the safety chain and it is critical to forge a partnership with those contractors and subcontractors who endeavor to perform work at a company’s facilities.

It has become the downside the strategy consultants don’t tell you about. Although it is widely accepted that it makes good sense for businesses to concentrate on their core competencies, the inevitable corollary is that non-core activities will have to be outsourced to third parties. But what if those third-party contractors are negligent, unsafe, or incompetent?

Using the BROWZ OneView Platform, Rails and Maintenance of Way workers are able to create user records for all required employees, provide required demographic information, upload Drug and Alcohol testing results and share that information with their rail partners. Under this community model, MOW’s are able to associate their account with those rail operators and share the requested data.

Just as you train your employees on company guidelines and measure internal departments based on their performance and compliance, your third-party suppliers and contractors must be held to certain standards to offset risk and deliver the best results for your business.

Information and regulatory requirements can change over the course of a year - or even monthly - making it important for organizations to dynamically manage compliance information rather than assuming supplier prequalification is the finish line. With vast amounts of compliance information that must be tracked, businesses working with suppliers and contractors need to be aware of a myriad of expiration dates and compliance requirements.

You don't have to settle for a one-size-fits-all approach to supplier qualification and supply chain assessment. BROWZ partners with you to create a supply chain qualification and management program that fits your business.

Learn how membership with BROWZ can help you get continued work from customers, increase your business opportunities, improve your safety processes, level the playing field, and demonstrate your excellence with third-party validation.

SURE Carrier simplifies the process of evaluating your motor carriers. It pulls all the data together making it easy to track and trend the FMCSA/Department of Transportation safety and performance of motor carriers in your supply chain. SURE Carrier provides you with a detailed view of the performance of your current motor carrier suppliers, and it gives you data to validate new contractors based on trending performance data.

SURE Carrier simplifies the process of evaluating your motor carriers. It pulls all the data together making it easy to track and trend the FMCSA/Department of Transportation safety and performance of motor carriers in your supply chain. SURE Carrier provides you with a detailed view of the performance of your current motor carrier suppliers, and it gives you data to validate new contractors based on trending performance data.

Global chemical company reduces cost and improves workplace safety with BROWZ. Ashland acheived return on investment in under one year, established consistency in contractor prequalification, improved relationships and interactions with contractors, and improved workplace safety overall.

Global equipment manufacturing company partners with BROWZ to implement a best-in-class contractor safety program to ensure contractors are safe and qualified. When the program was first implemented, Caterpillar realized that only 25% of their supply chain was compliant to their standards. Now they are achieving ~80% compliance and are seeing a consistently decreasing injury rate among contractors in BROWZ.

Global mining company partners with BROWZ to mitigate supply chain risk and efficiently manage contractor safety and compliance. BROWZ has helped the mining organization to automate several manual work flows by building new functionality and integrating with other key enterprise technology systems such as ERP, security, and operations among others.

BROWZ helps utility giant prequalify contractors more consistently and efficiently with centralized system. Southern Company decided to implement the BROWZ solution 8 years ago, and since that time has seen a dramatic increase in efficiency and accessibility to comprehensive data. Implementing BROWZ has ensured that Southern Company works with qualified, safe contractors while consistently improving ROI.

Xcel Energy is a company that lives up to its name. They’re one of the ten largest electric utilities in the US, employing 12,500 people and leading the industry in new and clean energy technologies. Those same high standards apply when it comes health and safety, a number one priority for the company’s leadership and a key part of their corporate culture. And suppliers form no less of a priority.

As a global company with thousands of contractors, suppliers, and carriers, Lhoist NA struggled to maintain contractor qualification information through spreadsheets and paperwork. The manual process of collecting, storing, and communicating information needed to be changed.

ADA Carbon Solutions (Red River), LLC takes pride in expertise, reliability, and compliance. As one of the largest suppliers of activated carbon, ADA Carbon Solutions (Red River), LLC designed and built the largest and most automated, advanced activated carbon plant in North America. Those same standards for innovation and excellence also apply when it comes to health and safety.

Safety is paramount to success on the railroads. Over the years, a particular Class I Railroad recognized the need for change regarding safety and how contractors are prequalified and monitored. The corporate initiative to implement a contractor prequalification program began soon after the BP oil spill in 2010.

Hiring the best contractors for the job is essential to streamlining contractor management and mitigating risk. One of the largest energy producers in the Southeast United States began using BROWZ for contractor prequalification services in 2016.

After registering with BROWZ, ADA Carbon Solutions (Red River LLC) has better foresight beforehand about expiring documents and certifications, and overall accessibility makes it easier for both suppliers and clients to view critical compliance data.

CTI Industries Inc. is a technical service company and global leader specializing in steam condenser and heat exchanger repair. Working with complex businesses and situations, CTI Industries Inc. has to ensure the highest safety standards for all their employees and clients. In 2009, CTI Industries Inc. was asked to register in BROWZ for both Ameren and Rayonier, and now provides services for many BROWZ clients in the refining, chemical, and power generation industries.

Post-job evaluation is not only a step in The Contractor Lifecycle created by The Campbell Institute, but is also one of the best tools’ companies can use to improve business decisions and continually place safety at the forefront.